On Stage: Cover bands bring shows to area
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
LIVE AT THE FILLMORE
This is the first weekend of live music in July and suburban venues have loaded schedules.
The Sellersville Theater (24 West Temple Avenue, Sellersville, 215-257-5808, www.st94.com) has a July schedule which includes Live at the Fillmore on July 5, AM Radio on July 6, and Top of the World – A Carpenters Tribute on July 7.
“LIVE...
ReFirement at Any Age: Pay attention
By Gail Supplee Tatum, Columnist, The Times
We live in a world where, now more than ever, we need to be alert and pay close attention to what we are doing, what we are saying, who we interact with and who we speak with.
We must be aware of the activity around us and of the people around us who are not paying attention. It could be a dangerous combination if we all were unaware of our surroundings!...
What To Do: Fireworks, fun for Fourth of July
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Downingtown Good Neighbor Day
This is Fourth of July week and that means it is time for parties, festivals, picnics and a lot of fireworks displays.
The 44th Annual Downingtown Good Neighbor Day (www.GoodNeighborDay.com) will be held on July 4 at Kerr Park in Downingtown from 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Activities will get underway with a “Prayer and Flag...
On Stage: Celebrating 13 years of Better Than Bacon
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Better Than Bacon
The weekend’s attractive line-up of live entertainment starts early this weekend with a local comedy favorite in West Chester, a prog rock band in Kennett Square and an unusual circus in Bensalem.
Better Than Bacon is coming back to Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center (226 North High Street, West Chester, www.uptownwestchester.org)...
CCIU celebrates groundbreaking of new Great Valley campus
From left, CCDC Principal Dr. Bruce Tinor, CCIU Executive Director Dr. George F. Fiore, student Evan Range and his mother Molly Rang, student Jake LeSage and his parents Stacey and Wayne, and CCIU Learning Center Principal Dr. Don Mangan celebrate the groundbreaking of the Child and Career Development Center’s new Great Valley campus on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
The Chester County Intermediate...
Inner Nature: Matter matters
By Vidya Rajan, Columnist, The Times
In this article, I will extend the topic begun last month on the constitution of the universe as we currently understand it and simplify (or at least try!) the simply overwhelming vocabulary that attends this topic. And just to be clear about what the universe’s composition has to do with biology or bees…it has everything to do with biology and bees. Living...
3 WCU students to sign pledge to teach in their home districts
Dr. Desha Williams (center), dean of West Chester University’s College of Education and Social Work, is pictured at Plymouth Whitemarsh High School with recent WCU education graduates/former PRIZE Ambassadors Devin Davis (back row/left), Imere Williams (back row/middle), and Equity and Advancement Officer for Colonial School District Melissa Figueroa-Douglas (back row/right).
For West Chester...
There’s a crisis out there and it is coming for everyone regardless of politics…
But, how you vote definitely will make a difference. Trumpers may want to rethink what really poses a threat to them. It’s not folks of color, environmentalists or immigrants.
By Rich Heiland, Columnist, The Times
THERE IS A huge health care crisis looming in the U.S. and if you are a Trump supporter, you may want to start paying attention to it, regardless of your age.
The crisis is one I might...
What to do: Kennett Symphony at Longwood Gardens
By Denny Dyroff, Entertainment Editor, The Times
Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens (Route 1, Kennett Square, www.longwoodgardens.org) is one of the best outdoor attractions in the area, one of the best family attractions in the state and one of the best gardens attractions in the country.
There are times when even the very best can get better.
On June 23, in addition to all of its other attractions,...
LCH announces large donation from Macleod, South Mill Champs
LCH CEO, Ronan W. Gannon and South Mill Champs CEO, Lewis Macleod.
LCH Health and Community Services announced a generous donation from Lewis Macleod, CEO of South Mill Champs. Macleod completed his first Olympic triathlon, a 1.5 km swim, a 40 km bike ride, and a 10 km run where he raised funds to support LCH. The donation will significantly support LCH’s ongoing mission to provide high-quality...
